Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is something we can contemplate in a discussion in the future on what kind of legislation would allow for the kind of scenario raised by the Deputy. We can only do a certain amount in this legislation and a huge amount is being done here. However, we cannot try to extend it outside the basic remit contemplated which is the substitution of generic drugs for branded drugs in certain circumstances, if the rigorous test is passed, and the pricing regime. As that is what this legislation is seeking to do we have to be careful not to try to do everything in one piece of legislation.